Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 16.09.2009

Request for Information on Alternative Duty: Temporary Reassignment for Health Care Workers Who Work With Hazardous Drugs

NIOSH intends to publish a Current Intelligence Bulletin (CIB) on alternative duty and other forms of administrative controls for health care workers who work with hazardous drugs and are trying to conceive, are pregnant, and/or are breast feeding. Alternative duty involves transferring the worker to a similar position, but one in which they would not be required to handle hazardous drugs. Exposure to certain hazardous drugs can affect reproduction and have adverse health effects on the developing fetus. Some hazardous drugs are known to be present in the breast milk of patients treated with them [Briggs et al. 2005]. NIOSH plans to develop recommendations in this CIB on alternative duty and administrative controls that will protect the workers and their offspring from the potential adverse reproductive effects of hazardous drugs. NIOSH is requesting (1) comments and information relevant to the potential reproductive effects of hazardous drugs, (2) reports or other data that investigate possible adverse reproductive effects in workers exposed to hazardous drugs, and (3) information pertaining to alternative duty policies and administrative controls for workers, particularly couples